Example sentences of "[vb -s] no more than [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At times ‘ the Shadow ’ becomes a personification of Sauron , as in Frodo 's remark about mocking and making quoted earlier , at times it seems no more than cloud and mirk , as when the Riders ' hearts ‘ quailed under the shadow ’ . |
| 2 | " Free speech " , in fact , means no more than speech from which illegal utterances are subtracted . |
| 3 | It has even been held that presence remains no more than evidence of encouragement even when it is accompanied by a secret intention to help if necessary one of the participants in an affray . |
| 4 | Tom played a bad shot out of the bunker , and he does no more than charge straight at this press guy . |
| 5 | Merrill felt her heart tilt as he said softly , ‘ But the setting does no more than justice to the subject . ’ |